Quotes About Leadership

For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them.

Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.

A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this!

I think for voters what matters is the values that drive the government.

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us

Though [Theophanu] was of the weak sex she possessed moderation, trustworthiness, and good manners. In this way she protected with male vigilance the royal power for her son, friendly with all those who were honest, but with terrifying superiority against rebels.

Activism begins with you, Democracy begins with you, get out there, get active! Tag, you're it

Pastors simply need three characteristics to satisfy all their church members: omniscience; omnipresence, and omnipotence.

If given a choice between life and death, most church members and church leaders choose death if they have to make substantive changes in their churches.

Praying Together as a Family for the Church One of the many lessons I learned from Bob was to bring my family together to pray for my church. Following Bob's leadership, I would learn to pray for the leadership of the church in a number of ways: For spiritual protection. For protection from moral failure. For the preaching of the Word. For their families. For encouragement. For physical strength. For courage. For discernment. For wisdom in their leadership.

have seen too many so-called hopeless churches become turnaround churches.

it all affects the whole. To have a simple church, leaders must ensure that everything their church does fits together to produce life change. They

One of the principles of leadership in any organization, particularly a local church, is the law of unintended consequences. It points out that any significant change in an organization will have reactions that extend well beyond the change itself.

Leading a church would be a lot easier if we didn't have to deal with people.

Pastors and other church leaders make mistakes. Church members often exacerbate them.

Though I am not pleased with the responses regarding another factor in leadership development, integrity demands that I report it. Only three out of ten of those we interviewed indicated that college or seminary training positively impacted their leadership development. And four out of ten told us the influence was slight or not a factor at all.

The denier is one of the most difficult to lead in change because he or she does not think anything needs changing. The church is just fine the way it is, and there is no motivation to do things differently. Denial is the fastest path to death.

He placed us in churches to serve, to care for others, to pray for leaders, to learn, to teach, to give, and, in some cases, to die for the sake of the gospel. Many churches are weak because we have members who have turned the meaning of membership upside down. It's time to get it right. It's time to become a church member as God intended. It's time to give instead of being entitled.

As a church member, I am responsible for encouraging and leading my entire family to worship together in the church.

Leading effective change in your church without prayer will not work. And it's not very smart either.

El enfoque es el compromiso a abandonar todo to que queda ficera del proceso ministerial simple. El enfoque con frecuencia implica decir "no>>. El enfoque exige que se diga > a todo lo demas.

Las Iglesias simples abandonan todo lo que esta fuera del proceso simple porque amenaza con robar la atencion y la energia de lo que ha sido determinado como necesario. Los eventos, las actividades y los programas fuera del proceso hacen que las personas avancen en multiples direcciones. La falta de enfoque conduce a la dispersion.

Los lideres de la iglesia deben tener la determinacion del ap6stol Pablo, que dijo: ,Una coca hago> (Fil. 3:13).

Prayer is not an option in leading change in the church; it is foundational. You are not smart enough to lead change. You need to pray for wisdom. You are not brave enough to lead change. You need to pray for courage. You are not strong enough to lead change. You need to pray for strength.